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Gonidium

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Go-nid′i-um

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Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK], dim. of [GREEK] angle.]
(Zool.)
A special groove or furrow at one or both angles of the mouth of many Anthozoa.
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Go-nid′i-um

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Noun.
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pl.
Gonidia
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[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] that which generates.]
(Bot.)
A component cell of the yellowish green layer in certain lichens.